The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-15
BISHOP lREaAND.
He Talks Unreseryedly About the Catholic Uni.
yersity, England, the Vatican. and the knights

He Talks Unreservedly About the Catholic Uni
yersity, England, the Vatican, and the knights
of Labor.
Bishop Ireland OF Minnesota, who has
been in Baltimore for several days attend
ing the conference OF bishops engaged in fix
ing the location OF the Catholic university
to be established was interviewed i'll Wash
ington. Regarding the Catholic university,
he said:
The undertaking ID one OF the grandest
the church has yet contemplated i'll this
country. 1t has been long charged,
you know, that the church was
opposed to general education, and II
partial purpose OF the establishment OF
this great seat of learning is to dlsabuse
the public mind OF this illusion. We had,
of course, to consult with all the bishops
in this country, and l may say that it was
the opinion OF almost all OF them that
Washington, as the capital and central
point of this great country, was the tttest
place for the university. The exact site
has been selected, but as the details OF
transfer are not entirely completed,
l may not say where it lies. Contracts
will be ut once let, however, for the work,
and it will proceed without delay. \
part OF the purpose OF the university is IL
higher education for our priesthood to
place thCm upon s,lane with the priest.
hood OF the church in Europe. 1t will be
II sort OF postgraduate course and the es-
tablishmeut OF it will cost 1000, 900.
Buildings will be al once put up and Il lac
uity OF ten chairs organized. We are to
secure the best teachers, and have secured
the services OF three Of Europes most emf
nent lecturers. Pastor, the great German
historian, is to come to us from the Uni
versity oi lnnspruck, III the Tyrol,
as our lecturer ON history, and Ii. \. Yer
aut from Que OF the universe ties OF Rome.
comes as 8 lecturer on Assvriology and
Egyptoogy. The third | am not ut liberty
to mention. The remaining faculty will be
organized at an early day. The university
will he nou-sectarian in Il way; that is, its
benefits will not be confined to Roman
Catholics. 1t will have schools OF law and
medicine, and courses in the sciences and
classics free to all. The faculty will be
from within the church, ana the intlu-
euces thrown around all who enter
the school will be distinctively Catho.
lic | am frank to say the pur-
pose OF the university is to build up and
strengthen the church in this country, and
the church will remain pre-eminent IN all
work OF the great school.
THE HOME RULE CAUSE.
Turning to other topics. the bishop was
asked his opinion OF statement telegraph
fering its services as mediator between
England and Ireland, asking as the price
the placing OF Il nuncio at London.
II don't think. said he, that there is
any foundation for that statement. II
Rome desires to place nuncio at London
it would ask for the establishment OF dip
lomatic relations in an unequivocal man
ner and not as the price OF any favor. AS
to the plan ITSELF | think it could not sue
coed. think the Irish people will work
out their own salvation in time. They
have been steadily but successfully work
ing out their problem, and the public SEN
timent OF the world is with them. 1t will
be but a few months | think, till Glad
stone returns to power and the Irish ques-
tion will he practically settled"
The church seems to have maintained
a strong position throughout the strug-
gle, was suggested.
That is due entirely to the good man
agement OF Cardinal Manning and the
archbishop OF Dublin, who have given the
situation in Ireland daily thought and at
tentiou.'
Regarding his own reported elevation to
an archbishopric, the bishop would say
nothing stating that he could not talk
about that at present. Regarding the
attitude OF the church toward the knigh is
OF Labor he said:
The church has Withdrawn its disap-
prevail OF the organization, holding that
its secret work is harmless so long as it
docs not foment riot, imm oraity or irreig
ion. While the church is opposed to secret
societies OF all kinds, it holds that the Sc
crecy OF the Knights is rather Of political
ard business nature, such as all men are
entitled to have regarding their business
affairs. The organization has shown no
disposition to foment riots, and under the
management OF Powderly don't think it
is likely to, although we cannot tell what
would happen. should any other man be
elected in Powderly's place. Under the
circumstances the church has tolerated
the association without extending to it its
approval
In conclusion Bishop Ireland said: l
called upon the president and had pleas
ant chat with him about the Indians and
other questions. He i & full OF the develop
ment of the Northwest and anticipating
great pleasure from his proposed visit to
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
AS to agent Sheehan, Bishop Ireland was
asked: What is the condition of your
Indian work in the Northwest? | see your
priests are charged with having too much
influence with Sheehan, the agent at White
Earth"
I'VE are getting along nicely. So far as
Sheehan is concerned, he is, | suppose, q
Catholic, but every one | have seen, in.
Guiding Rev. Gilfillan, 81 Protestant, says
Sheehan is Il good agent. a large number
OF the Indians are Catholics. am much
pleased with the present Indian policy OF
government. | think it is the best we have
had for some time. Under it the Indians
may choose their own religion. | think it
is much better than the old regime, when
their religion was cut and dried for them.
We are making good citizens Of the In
dans, and they are really progressing
more under this administration than ever
before"